Monturaqui crater

Monturaqui Crater

Monturaqui Crater

Monturaqui

Calama

San Pedro de Atacama

Antofagasta

Peine

Escondida

Paranal Observatory

Location of Monturaqui meteorite crater.

Monturaqui is a meteorite crater in Chile. It is located south of the Salar de Atacama, in the Antofagasta Region. The crater is exposed at the surface,^[1] and is 350–370 m (1,150–1,210 ft) in diameter and approximately 34 m (112 ft) deep. The impact that created the crater is estimated to have occurred approximately 660,000 years ago, during the Pleistocene Epoch.^[2]

References

1. ↑ "Monturaqui". Earth Impact Database. University of New Brunswick. Retrieved 2009-08-19. 
2. ↑ "Monturaqui crater". Wondermondo. 

Coordinates: 23°55′41″S 68°15′42″W / 23.92806°S 68.26167°W / -23.92806; -68.26167

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